I am working with medical components and once we have a controlled test method we need to lock the program from any modification including updating date and time stamp. Quit still updates date and time in PC DMIS. When you exit in INSPECT does it update date and time stamp? Anyway, to do it in PC DMIS?
If I understand correctly, I think you are referring to the Date Modified value for the program file in Windows. It always bothered me that PC-DMIS will change that date/time value the moment you open a measuring routine. It can make it really difficult to keep track of program changes and copies.
If you set a program file to be read-only in Windows, it will prevent PC-DMIS from changing the date/time value. The downside is that every time you open that measuring routine there will be a pop-up a warning saying "[long file name/path...] - Access is denied." But once you close that message by clicking OK, the program will run as normal. If you try to save the measuring routine it will show you an error message. If you try and close the measuring routine you will get a different error message, but it will also open up the Save As dialog, so you have the option to save a copy of the measuring routine with a different file name.
This is how we do it here. Not for medical reason however. Just so no operators accidently change / delete any of the programs.
Clicking "ok" on the error message at the very beginning of opening a program has become like second nature at this point.
If I understand correctly, I think you are referring to the Date Modified value for the program file in Windows. It always bothered me that PC-DMIS will change that date/time value the moment you open a measuring routine. It can make it really difficult to keep track of program changes and copies.
If you set a program file to be read-only in Windows, it will prevent PC-DMIS from changing the date/time value. The downside is that every time you open that measuring routine there will be a pop-up a warning saying "[long file name/path...] - Access is denied." But once you close that message by clicking OK, the program will run as normal. If you try to save the measuring routine it will show you an error message. If you try and close the measuring routine you will get a different error message, but it will also open up the Save As dialog, so you have the option to save a copy of the measuring routine with a different file name.
This is how we do it here. Not for medical reason however. Just so no operators accidently change / delete any of the programs.
Clicking "ok" on the error message at the very beginning of opening a program has become like second nature at this point.
